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The east-facing kitchen is the brightest room in the house. A Louis Poulsen lamp sits at one end of the table, which doubles as the couple’s desk. There are no drawers or cabinets, just sliding panels to hide things. “I didn’t want cabinets because, then, what are the hinges? What are the knobs?” David explains. “I wanted to make fewer decisions. It’s about the experience of the space and not the hardware.”

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Los Angeles–based Ham Design Group, led by Keith and architect Corie Saxman, devised the design for the house. It resembles two stacked boxes: the lower covered by smooth, rosy concrete; the upper banded in wood. “Every member of the family was involved and engaged,” says Kathryn.

Texture is at play everywhere, from a bathroom’s pebble-wash terrazzo floors that wrap up walls to the lush landscaping outside.

“Indah feels immense pride, especially for the late structural addition she hugs and calls her zigzag column,” Kathryn says. “We faceted it in the vein of one of our favorite sculptors, Constantin Brâncusi.”

Floor Plan of Kado Kubu by Ham Design Group